Father and son run together "rag and bone" business (buying and selling old junk) and they don’t really get along - father is grumpy and doesn’t want to change anything, while his son wants something better from life.
1 | Wallah, Wallah Catsmeat |
| When Steptoes’ horse Hercules is ill and Harold can’t make his rounds other "rag and bone" men out of solidarity bring them goods to keep their business running. They do so much better this way that even when Hercules feels better they want to extend the situation. |
2 | The Bath |
| When his father’s habit to take a bath in the middle of the living room ruins Albert’s date he decided it’s time to install the proper bath upstairs. |
3 | The Stepmother |
| Harold is not happy when Albert announces that he intends to marry widowed sweet-shop owner, especially as he will be kicked out of the house if the wedding goes ahead. |
4 | Sixty-Five Today |
| It’s Albert’s 65th birthday and, after pretending he has forgotten, Harold buys him a pair of gloves. In the evening he takes him to the theatre and to a Japanese restaurant for a birthday treat, but not everything goes well. |
5 | A Musical Evening |
| Harold plans a musical evening with some old records, while Steptoe Sr. insists on noisily mending his shoes. |
6 | Full House |
| Albert is unhappy when Harold brings three new friends round to play cards, suspecting, that they are cheats taking advantage of Harold. |
7 | Is That Your Horse Outside |
| Harold meets and falls for Dorothia, a wealthy woman who has been separated from her husband. He thinks they have a future together, but his father thinks that she is just amusing herself. |
